PHOENIXVILLE — A man reportedly stabbed himself after falling on a knife while playing with a child Tuesday afternoon, police said.

The unidentified man was reportedly in a home on Winding River Lane with an adult woman and a child Tuesday when police were called to the residence, according to Phoenixville Police Chief William Mossman.

The call came in as a stabbing.

Mossman said the wounded man told police and ambulance crews that he’d been “playfully” chasing a child around the residence when he slipped and fell while holding a knife and accidentally stabbed himself in the side.

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It’s believed the man went to Paoli Hospital for surgery.

Why he was holding a knife while playing with a child is not clear.

Both the wounded man and the woman in the home at the time say it was an accident but the Phoenixville Police are following up tomorrow with interview.

Mossman said he hopes to “have a better understanding” of the situation Wednesday.

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